The first 5 seasons or so are almost completely like that and those are my favorite, honestly. There is some nostalgia mixed in for me because I grew up with the show but you should absolutely try the early seasons for that type of vibe. There will be a decent amount of religious jabbing and social commentary but not relentless political commentary like modern seasons.

A lot of the old episodes have period-specific pop culture references that definitely won’t be as funny for you, unfortunately, but based on your description I would strongly recommend episodes like:

• S2E17 - “Gnomes”
• S3E4 - “Jakovasaurs”
• S5E6 - “Cartmanland”

I agree, but I’m not sure I liked it lol.